Parking at Humboldt airport will be impacted until September due to construction

 

The Humboldt County Department of Aviation this past month began conducting a long-overdue major rehabilitation project of the paid parking lots at the California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport (ACV) in McKinleyville. 

Browser compatibility of video consoles and entire readback of alleged molestor requested by jury

 

On 6/28, the jury heard from  alleged molestor Steve Boudreaux.  Retired Judge John Feeney did not allow Deputy District Attorney Whitney Timm to cross examine Boudreaux about Jane Doe 3. That day was not good for the People with Judge Feeney ruling against the prosecution a few times. 

Deliberations started on 7/1 at 4:00 p.m. and 4:30. Second amended information was filed on 7/1. On 7/2 jury sent a note and requested readback. On 7/3, there was another note from the jury. I was in court this morning and will add more details. The note was about X Box or Playstation browser compatibility. At 2:50 p.m. there was another note from the jury. They requested and will get to hear all of Boudreaux's testimony. 

Deputy Public Defender Casey Russo waived Boudreaux's appearance for both notes today. Deliberations continue on 7/3.  At 3:30 p.m. a third note. It is 3:46, attorneys have gone in twice to meet with Judge Feeney. This last note asks which incidents are associated with Counts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and asked about jury instruction 207. All this was discussed with a response sent back and it was after 4 p.m. Jurors were provided a copy of the information.

CALCRIM No. 207

This instruction states that when alleging a crime occurred on a specific date or date range, the prosecution only needs to prove that it happened reasonably close to that date, not exactly on it. The court is not required to give this instruction on its own, and it should not be given if it is not relevant.

I just did a post last week on the trial. 

Danny Fidler complaint for 2024 case has 13 counts and involves 4 law enforcement agencies

 

Danny Fidler is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon on 13 counts which include 11 felonies and two misdemeanors. As I previously reported, Fidler has retained Ms. Andrea Sullivan. The complaint in his 2024 case merges cases from four different law enforcement agencies: EPD, HCSO, FPD and CHP.

Gregory Kreis is getting a taste of his own medicine in his divorce case

 

The points made in this brief filing by Brenda Elvine's lawyer in her divorce case against Gregory Kreis have already been made by me in prior coverage with court documents and other documentation. I was waiting to see if Brenda Elvine's lawyer would file anything.

With Gregor blabbing his business all over the courthouse and in other places, the information was known to quite a few people.

On 7/8, Kreis should be ordered to pay spousal support. Gregor has dragged this out for months; something he did not give the courtesy to anyone in his court that he was biased against or just didn't care for or wanted to punish for whatever reason.

Gregor deserves no sympathy; no mercy. Unlike people whose lives he destroyed, he bought this on himself. Instead of continuing to blame his ex wife, former Humboldt Public Deputy Public Defender Rory Kalin, Ms. April Van Dyke who won his seat by an overwhelming margin, me or anyone else, Gregor needs to start apologizing and take responsibility for why he lost the election and why he is no longer a judge. I doubt Gregor the terrible will ever do that because one has to have morals and a conscience. Pigs will fly before Humboldt's mini Trump will ever act like a man.  I shouldnt insult the rest of the male species using that term for Gregor. His denial also makes him a mini Biden. 

Before any of you clutch your pearls or think this is harsh, your life has not been decimated by a man who is a stain on the legal profession and should never have been a judge. The CJP ruling and facts are not even all the horror this man has unleashed on people who have stood up to him or expected him to have a clue about the law. Most of you risked nothing to expose this man and you didnt pay the price or be there for people affected by his tyranny. The voters ousted him. The CJP finally did something after years due to the persistence of many people who took risks and spoke up. Now that they have ruled; they were aware of the ongoing coverage on this blog about Gregor in real time. I am still talking to people he brought to tears in court and whose cases are not in the CJP proceedings but just as devastating. The California State Bar is a joke for reinstating his law license. 

Kreis screwed over a lot of people. People who were not making his $260,000 salary. He punished people who could not fight back;  people who were already struggling because he is biased and lazy.  Gregor cost people a lot of money, their homes, their reputation, their children.

He is vindictive and he knows exactly what statements he has made about retaliation against facts and truth inconvenient to him and Tanya Ellis Gregor has no judicial immunity now and his pro per filings  are the joke among many lawyers in California. Did he and Tanya get married on June 10? Did they honeymoon in Cancun? Have Brenda Elvine and her lawyer looked into that or the renovation at the house? 

DA charges KRCR reporter with two counts for her DUI arrest

 

On May 3, I reported 24 year old KRCR reporter  Adelmi Yazmin Ysita was arrested by California Highway Patrol at 3:10 a.m for VC 23152 (a) andVC 23152(b) BAC over legal limit. She was released on OR. I had reached out CHP PIO Paul Craft who told me , "This arrest occurred on Myrtle Ave south of Park St., in Eureka." The arraignment letter was sent to an Arcata address.

The DA has charged her with those two counts as misdemeanors. As you can see from the top of complaint, the BAC was .13/12. Ysita's arraignment is on 7/24. Misdemeanor DUI cases are often scheduled in early resolution court and can resolve at arraignment. 

I had also reached out to KRCR for comment after that arrest. See previous post for response. As of early last month, Ysita was still employed with KRCR. I reached out to KRCR Assistant News Director Nazy Javid and News Director Kerry Loring to see if Adelmi is still employed and any other comment  but I doubt I will get a different response than I did in May. Ms. Loring is out of the office until Monday. I then contacted GM John Manzi.

Root Birimisa is back at the Humboldt jail, restoration hearing scheduled in his 2023 Humboldt case

 

Remember Root Harvest Birimisa who was found not competent to stand trial.? He is back in Humboldt and was booked into jail in his 2023 Humboldt case.

On 5/1/24, there was a review hearing. There are no minutes or information about the 11/4/24 hearing. There is a record of court supervision as of 1/11/24. The next scheduled date is a restoration hearing for 7/8/24. 

Public invited to meeting with information, Q & A about the Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal project

 

 

There is a  public meeting on 7/23/24 about the Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal project.  The meeting will include the latest project updates, an opportunity to view draft visual simulations of what assembly of wind turbines will look like in Humboldt Bay, Q&A, and opportunities for public comment. 

Reader had the same questions and observations I had about TAY funding for Humboldt vs Mendocino

Hi John,

I just read your posting of Gav's press release about Transitional Age Youth and housing funding and well.....I have questions. One being, where is Humboldt?

It's listed here:

https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-and-funding/programs-active/transitional-age-youth-program

Humboldt dig get funding, but only ~$330k in the several rounds of funds given out. But how did Mendocino receive $1.2m versus $330k? The application process appears to be the same for everyone that applied on brief reading. Did our supes not try hard enough? Other cities such as Los Angeles, I would imagine have enough expendable income lying around that they shouldn't need to ask the government for money, but they got a piece of the pie. As did Salinas. Other cities were rewarded $0 for whatever reason, though I suppose they didn't apply or something held up the money.

BOS updates hours for County offices, most to be closed on Fridays

 

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors today approved updated public office hours for several county departments. 

"These grants are critical for helping to connect some of the most vulnerable Californians with access to housing. Many of these young adults don’t have the support of friends or family that most of us take for granted.”

 

Out of 52 counties, more than $15 million was awarded to eight communities including Mendocino. Compare what Humboldt County got to Mendocino.

County opens cooling centers at Hoopa, Willow Creek and Garberville library branches

 

In response to the extreme heat forecast for the coming days, Humboldt County is opening cooling centers at the Hoopa, Willow Creek and Garberville library branches. These centers will provide a safe and cool environment for residents seeking relief from high temperatures that are expected to reach into the 100s in some locations. 

34-year-old Eureka resident Raul Villalobos deceased after crash in Redway

 

On June 29, 2024, at approximately 10:35 PM, Humboldt Communication Center (CHP Dispatch) received a 9-1-1 call of a crash involving a motorcycle on Redwood Drive, north of the community of Redway. Redway Volunteer Fire Department, City Ambulance, and CHP arrived on scene and provided life saving measures to the rider. 

Convicted felon Danny Fidler arrested again on several charges, retains Ms. Andrea Sullivan

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Convicted felon Danny Ray Fidler was arrested by HCSO in November 2023 for PC 422 criminal threats, PC 207(a) kidnapping and PC459/461(a) burglary. He was arrested again yesterday by the Fortuna Police Department on a bench warrant for two old charges including kidnapping and 17 new charges.

Fidler has retained Ms. Andrea Sullivan.